RICE: Rice has an experienced O-Line that should make for a potent running game. The offense will be rock solid, but the passing defense needs to improve. Rice allowed more YPG passing than all but six teams last year.

STANFORD: It's not easy to replace the production of RB Christian McCaffrey, but the Cardinal could choose to air it out more this season. QB Keller Chryst is
recovering from a torn ACL, but he is the most talented QB they've had since Andrew Luck. Stanford's D, meanwhile, is as good as anybody's.